Theo Garrel

Theo Garrel (1948-May 1968) was a leader of the May 68 riots in France, a Maoist follower, and cinematography enthusiast.

Biography
Garrel was born in Paris, France, in 1948, a twin to his sister Isabelle. As a youth, Theo was free-spirited, accepting liberal nudity and sexuality, sleeping nude with his sister. Aside from being free-spirited, Garrel was also a follower of Maoism, having a statue and poster of Mao Zedong in his room, and taking part in communist riots. In 1968, he protested at the Cinematheque Francaise against the firing of movie maker Henri Langlois, and took part in the May 68 riots against the government of Charles de Gaulle. He and his sister threw a Molotov Cocktail at the police, and when the police charged the crowd, Garrel was killed.